Office Administrator

Graven Hill Primary School, Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, OX25 2BF

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025

• Closing date

  7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 15 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 12pm to 3pm, term-time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 Point 8 £25,992
• Actual salary: £8,810

What skills and experience we're looking for

Objectives

Working with the Office Manager, ensure the smooth running of the school and provide efficient, open communication channels between public, staff, parents and pupils.

Key Tasks and Standards of Performance

To ensure the smooth running of reception by identifying, prioritising, using initiative and organisational skills to carry out all relevant duties.

• To ensure the smooth running of the office by working under the instruction of the Headteacher and Officer Manager, where appropriate.
• To maintain data and collate records relating to pupils and pupil absence, including school meals.
• To manage and keep up to date pupil medical records.
• To provide administrative support to the Headteacher, Office Manager and Teaching team
• To ensure written communications are fully informative, concise, accurate and in an appropriate style.
• To ensure verbal communications are fully informative, concise, accurate and in a courteous, discreet and reliable style.
• To record and action payments/bookings for Breakfast Club, After School Club or any other extra-curricular club, visit or trip.

General Responsibilities

Take appropriate responsibility for one’s own health, safety and welfare and the health safety and welfare of pupils, visitors and work colleagues in accordance with the requirements of legislation and locally-adopted policies; including taking responsibility for raising concerns related to child protection with the Headteacher, Office Manager or Chair of Governors.

This job description will be reviewed at least annually and any changes will be subject to consultation. The school’s Grievance Procedure will be used to resolve any dispute arising out of the job description. Other relevant policies may be the County Council’s Stress at Work Policy and the Dignity at Work Policy.

Support the aims and ethos of the school and all school policies, seeking at all times to put into practice the school’s vision statement. Uphold the school’s Behaviour Policy.

As an employee you have legal duties which include:

1. Taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do.

2. Co-operating with your employer on health and safety,

3. Correctly using work items provided by your employer, including personal protective equipment, in accordance with training or instructions, and

4. Not interfering with or misusing anything provided for your health, safety and welfare.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• A school with a clear moral purpose and drive for ‘excellence for all our students’
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and development opportunities
• A clear staff well-being strategy package that includes our confidential Employee Assistance Programme with access for all staff to Face to Face Counselling, Stress Management, 24/7 GP access, Physiotherapy, Menopause Counselling and Support, Men’s Mental Health Wellness, Bereavement Support, Nurse Support Service, Maternity & Paternity Support and Financial Wellbeing Support

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Graven Hill Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 47 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Graven Hill Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment.4007@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/graven-hill-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Graven Hill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment.4007@warriner.oxon.sch.uk.

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